Effects of increasing lysine on carcass composition and cutting yields of immunologically castrated male pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2189-2199

  Boler, D D ^a   Kutzler, L W ^a   Meeuwse, D M ^a   King, V L ^b   Campion, D R ^b   Mckeith, F K ^a   Killefer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutting yield; Fat free lean; Gonadotropin releasing factor; Immunological castration; Lysine; Pig

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LYSINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LYSINE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORCHIECTOMY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 80052607131     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3640     Document Type: Article

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